I AM Smart™ Technology, Inc., has assembled a management team with extensive entrepreneurial, new product, and business management experience.

 

Michael L. Haynes - CEO

Michael L. Haynes is an entrepreneur who has owned a business which provided contract installation and repair on all major appliances.  Michael served as President and Co-owner of Millennium Construction and Consulting LLC, a design and installation contracting firm installing fiber optic cable, copper and coax wire for US West, Qwest, AT&T, MCI and TCI.  This company received a major contract at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, to design, consult and install state-of-the-art life-safety systems, fire, and burglar, microwave, TV’s etc.

 

Mr. Haynes developed, owned, and was the CEO of America’s Children Dental Clinic, one of the largest children’s dental clinics in the state of Colorado catering to the needs of at-risk children whose families could not otherwise afford quality dental care.  His clinic was operated primarily under the auspices of Medicaid and not-for-profit Delta Dental.

 

Mr. Haynes is a licensed pilot for over 25 years and has extensive airline management experience, including acting as Manager of Airport Operations for Federal Express, in charge of all operations, aircraft, ramp employees and all airport facilities in a five-state region, servicing eight airports, a revolving fleet of Boeing DC10s and 727s -100 and 200 series aircraft and a variety of small commuter aircraft, as well as 100+ employees. 

 

Mr. Haynes is an honorary member of the Tuskegee Airmen Flight Association and has been awarded the Tuskegee Airmen “Outstanding Achievement In Aviation” award.  He is also an honorably discharged Veteran of the United States Air Force and is an ordained Christian minister.

Board of Advisors
The Company is in the process of assembling a group of individuals to assist management in evaluating, recommending and monitoring various aspects of our Company and its operations. Advisory Board members are neither elected nor are they employees of the Company. Members will agree to serve in a consulting capacity only.

Derek Stephens
Derek earned a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado in May 1993. He earned his MBA degree from Colorado Technical University in November 2006. He has been in sales for 25+ years. He has worked for PepsiCo, TeleTech, and the Federal Government. He has been a Real Estate Broker in Colorado for over 10 years. He served in the United States Army for 10 years and received an honorable discharge in January 2003.

Earnest Jones – Owner of Travel Agency
Earnest served in the U.S. Air Force for over ten years as a weapons specialist. He also worked with fire alarms, intrusion alarms, and electrical circuitry.
Earnest attended CMSU with studies in electrical engineering. Earnest has worked as a general contractor, mortgage broker and real estate broker. Earnest currently runs a successful Travel Agency.

LeRoy W. Haynes - President if Communication Enterprises
LeRoy Haynes is an Electrical Engineer. He served as R&D specialist for AT&T's Microwave Transmission System and as a consultant with US West. Mr Haynes held the position of Chief Lab Engineer at Hi-Altitude Instrument Company where he helped design and develop navigational equipment for various types of space exploration vehicles. At IBM he was R&D Engineer and helped develop computer hardware and technology for faster data processing. Mr. Haynes has been self-employed since 1970.

  

External Team Members

 

Bruce Grode, Television Media Specialist

Mr. Grode is the founder and President of Prime Time Media.  Prime Time

Media is a national media-buying agency specializing in long format infomercial and short format direct response advertising.

 

Mr. Grode is a seasoned professional in the national television broadcast industry with over 18 years of media experience.  Garnering his degree in Media Management and Film, he began his career in national television broadcasting with Katz Continental Television \ New York before moving into a successful management career with both CBS and NBC.  In 1988 Bruce left the broadcasting industry to expand his horizons into film/video production and moved to Denver to join the staff of Telemation Productions.  In 1991 Bruce ventured out on his own as an independent producer and quickly began working with both local and national agencies.

 

It was during this time that Mr. Grode decided to take this unique blend of production talent and broadcast media knowledge to create a cutting-edge media marketing company specializing in direct response advertising.  In September 1994, Denver \ Chicago based Prime Time Media was launched. Since its inception, Prime Time Media has been an innovative leader in direct response marketing and has used this creative edge to help build its clients into household names. Health Rider, Time Life Music and Video Professor are just a few of the clients that Prime Time Media’s buying strategies have helped in building financially successful campaigns.

 

Prime Time Media is a premiere national media-buying agency with network and cable contracts including ABC, NBC, Lifetime and Discovery. Prime Time Media is also a major purchaser of syndicated properties with distributors such as Paramount, King world and Columbia Tri-Star.

 

Rob Medina, Print Media Specialist and Advertising Agency

Rob Medina is a principal and co-founder of Medina Communications. Prior to starting the agency, he had media sales tenures at KUSA-TV (NBC), KCNC-TV (CBS) and KRFX-FM (Clear Channel).  He also launched and managed for Haas Rock Publishing, a publishing company that specializes in sports magazines with clients such as the Denver Broncos and the University of Colorado.  Rob holds a B.S. and an MBA from Regis University.

 

Mike Medina, Print Media Specialists and Advertising Agency

Mike Medina is a principal and co-founder of Medina Communications. Prior to starting the agency, Mike had over 20 years’ managing marketing, merchandising and sales for Albertson’s, Kraft, General Foods, Nabisco and Life Savers brands.  He also launched and managed distributions for Haas Rock Publishing.  Mike holds a B.S. from Regis University.